He was traveling in the Himilayan Mountains when he and his son Akira fell through an opening in the ice, after they regain their senses they are surrounded by Devilman, Rerasu and Daruni and their leader Zennon, Zennon kills the two and makes his three demon subordinates battle for Akira's body, after Devilman wins and takes over Akira's dead body he buries the mans body near the top of the mountain, out of respect to the body he had just taken over.